At 12:21 PM 4/10/2008, Wills, Steve wrote:
This may seem minor it probably is but would anyone be able to describe
the difference between the Frame or Box setting of the Shape property of
the Bevel Form Control?
They each appear to be a quadrilateral (square or rectangle) but the fact
that there are 2 similar-appearing but differently-named of these shapes
makes me wonder if theres some subtle difference between them.
At 01:18 PM 4/10/2008, Alastair Burr wrote:
I'm so pleased that you have raised this since it gives me an opening for
something that I have been thinking about asking for ages:
Even if I ever knew what the descriptions mean I can never remember from
one session to another what looked good or bad so I tend not to make any
changes to the defaults.
Razzak, is it possible for _either_ the help files to show what all these
settings for frames, etc., look like or - even better - for the controls
to display the changes as you select them rather like the font is shown?
Steve, Alastair, et el.
In very simple terms, the "Bevel" represents a beveled outline to create
beveled boxes, frames, or lines. The bevel can appear raised or lowered.
You may customize the Bevel control using the Bevel Style and Bevel Shape
properties. Bevel Style can be either Raised or Lowered. Bevel Shape may
be used as Box, Frame, Top Line, Bottom Line, Left Line, Right Line, or
Spacer.
The "Shape" represents a geometric shape that can be drawn on a form. You
can add a Shape object to a form to draw a simple geometric shape on the
form. Shape introduces properties to describe the pen used to outline the
shape and the brush used to fill it. You may further customize the Shape
object using the Shape Style properties, such as Rectangle, Square,
Radius Edge Rectangle, Radius Edge Square, Ellipse, or Circle. The Shape
object can also be enhanced using the Border Color and Border Style, such
as Solid, Dash, Dot, Dash-Dot, Dash-Dot-Dot,
The best way to understand the visual difference is to place both objects
side by side and play with the exposed object properties of each control.
If you are using the "Enterprise Editions" of R:BASE 7.6 or Turbo V-8
for Windows, you may explore more detailed properties of each form control
using the "Object Inspector".
Hope that explains!
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
